Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 30 mm diam., usually solitary or forming small clusters by division. Leaves extremely numerous, the young erect, slightly incurved, 12 to 20 mm long, 5 to 8 mm broad, up to 4 mm thick, slightly oblong to lanceolate, brownish-green; upper surface flat to subconvex, transversed by 2 to 3 darker anastomosing lines in the upper half which often reach the tip; between the lines there are relatively large irregularly round, or oblong pellucid slightly elevated tubercles armed with small teeth; lower surface rounded with pellucid tubercles similar to those on the upper surface, with 3-6 dark longitudinal lines; keel(s) 1 or 2 in the upper half with pellucid flexuous teeth, 0.5 to 1 mm long; margins acute, with teeth similar to those on the keel. Inflorescence about 230 mm tall; peduncle simple, terete, about 1 mm diam., 180 mm long, bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, deltoid acuminate, about 6 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme about 5 cm long, lax, with about 10 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 3 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 3 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (equal in length to the pedicels); pedicels 3 mm long, 1 mm diam., 5 mm green, erect; perianth white with green keels to the segments, 1 long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 3 mm across, constricted to 2 mm above, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments erect, white, not spreading, with green veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, white with green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 7 and 8 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, green; style 1 mm long, straight, not capitate.
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Densely proliferous. Leaves in small, closed rosettes 30-60 mm in diam., incurving 20-30 mm long, usually dark purplish green, opaque with reticulate patterning, margins usually spined. Flowering time Jan., Feb.
Acaulescent succulent forming dense clumps. Leaves erect, incurved, purplish green, opaque, with reticulate markings, margins and keels with short spines, rarely smooth. Flowers in a slender raceme, white.